Creating Disk/Drive

My OS is XP SP2 - I have 3 HDs
disk 0 = C: OS XP
disk 1 = D: a clone of C, that I disable in Setup after periodic clones
disk 2 = X: my files and 80gb free space in the 2nd partition

I want to create a disk/drive in the free space so I can clone C: to it using ATI 10, as I do C: > D:

What do I have to do to get the 80gb free space recognized as a Destination Hard Disk? I do not want to lose the Primary Partition (12.5gb) X: on the drive.

TIA and Happy Holidays to all
BChat

 

If I understand you correctly you have on your X drive an 80GB unallocated space as well as a 12.5GB Primary Partition. You want to clone your C: drive to this 80GB unallocated space. I'm afraid that is not possible. You can only clone your C: drive to another drive. You can create a partition out of that unallocated space, format the partition NTFS and create on that partition one or more images of your C: drive.

 

Yes, much more flexible than a clone.

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Thanks for the replies. Sounds like cloning might be best left for sheep, cattle, and a low fat, no calorie, hot fudge sundae.
I shall look at the ''image'' idea. Thanks again for getting me started in the right direction.

 

What a great description. I'll remember that.

 

Works for me - especially the sundae thing ---

1 last question and I am off to ''image''.

An IMAGE is created by using the Backup Wizard - since an IMAGE and a BACKUP are the same thing - yes? no? are you nuts?

 

Image, backup image, image backup, recovery point. All the same thing.

 

thanks Brian for your help - next cloned no fat sundae is yours -